Firstly I want to get rid of my Gilette shavers since the cartridges are expensive for the handles and don’t last so long, so I would like to move to some safety razor solution. At least I also reduce my plastic usage.
I’m also open for alternative shaving foam and after shave products.
For shaving cream Proraso is excellent.
https://proraso.com/en/
Depending on where you are in Europe there are many small shops that still make House blends of shaving cream, or more likely, shaving soap. Shaving soap with a good brush is superior, you will never go back to shaving foam. It’s cheaper too.
For disposable blade straight razors the Turkish brand Sedef is good.
I use either my Sedef or an old Gillette I got for $3 at a flea market. I also have an old Merkur, but the action is not as tight, so it sees less use.
+1 for proraso! I wanted to comment about them because I use their shaving soap that needs to be used with a brush and it’s perfect